The Queen Is Dead was The Smiths’ third album, and it’s still considered one of their very best. It influenced countless indie rock albums after its release in the late 1980s. “There Is A ...

British alternative. Mope rock. In 1982, the Smiths formed in Manchester, a few years after Steven Patrick Morrissey and Johnny Marr met at a Patti Smith gig as teenagers.

Next, The Smiths turn Morrissey’s frustration into a chiming banger for outsiders. And finally, an inspiring jam from The Psychedelic Furs. 3 Moody Alternative Rock Classics From 1984 - American ...

The Smiths guitarist linked up with Wakefield’s finest to record an album, 2009’s Ignore the Ignorant, adding a sophistication to The Cribs’ jagged, punk-fuelled indie rock.